Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Josh and Abby Behnke, of Shawano, eat with their son, 1-year-old Andy, and daughter, 4-year-old Elizabeth, during Olga Brener Intermediate School’s Thanksgiving feast Tuesday.
Gresham School
Brenda Hoffman’s parenting class students received their baby simulators last week. “The babies are cute when they are quiet, but I have learned that I am not ready to become a parent for a long time,” River Otradovec said. “This was a great and educational experience.”
On Thursday, the middle school boys had their first basketball games of the season against Bowler. Both Gresham teams won. On Monday, the boys seventh-grade team won, but the eighth-grade team lost to Menominee Indian.
The high school volleyball team went to watch the state tournament at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The girls said they had fun, and it was cool to see the teams’ talent and teamwork.
On Tuesday we had a Veterans Day assembly. The senior high band and the senior high choir participated. Many classrooms presented gifts to the veterans in appreciation of their service.
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Kelsey DuBois and the eighth-grade class planned last week’s Mass, with forgiveness as the theme. Father Luke Ferris encouraged us to be unafraid to ask God for forgiveness and be willing to forgive others. He said the first thing we must do is be able to admit our own mistakes. Students who have completed the sacrament of Reconciliation will have a time for personal confessions with Father Luke during Advent in December.
Our Christmas program will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 16 in church. The snow date will be Dec. 18. Admission will be a nonperishable food item for the food pantry.
The following were our top walkers for October: Kindergarten, Isabella Martens, 19,509 steps; Grade 1, Siril Hickey, 20,581 steps; Grade 2, Marissa Tomashek, 46,083 steps; Grade 3, Dugan Webster, 55,703 steps; Grade 4, Lilly Montour, 67,702 steps; Grade 5, Dakota Miller, 55,671 steps; Grade 6, Paul Meisner, 68,604 steps; Grade 7, Riley Tucker, 57,498 steps; Grade 8, Erika Oreskovich, 51,158 steps. For every 2,000 steps, the student receives a shoe tag, which can be collected all year. How many has your child earned? Each month’s top walkers will earn a special prize to be announced soon. The top walker in the school will earn a Subway gift card. Congrats to Paul Meisner this month!
The wreath sale is under way. It will end on Nov. 16. If you would like to support this sale, please contact the school office. There are many fresh cut options available.
The Home and School is sponsoring a family night of Bingo from 5:30-8 p.m. Saturday in the church basement. Food and refreshments are available for purchase. Hope to see you there!
St. James Lutheran School
The annual third-grade class dog biscuit project had another successful year. At Saturday’s PTL craft sale, 97 bags of dog biscuits were sold in record time. These popular biscuits are hand-made by the students. They shop for ingredients, mix and shape each biscuit, and bag and sell them. A big thank you to our moms, dad and grandma who helped with the baking. All the money made at this sale, a total of $242.53, will be donated to the Shawano County Humane Society.